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| 1071 - Grain Crops | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1071.1) | 0 |
Number of producers who plan to utilize IPM practices for grain crops production as recommended by Extension |
| 1071.2) | 5 |
Number of producers who utilized IPM practices for grain crops production as recommended by Extension |
| 1071.3) | 3 |
Number of producers planning to adopt the usage of new technology for crop production |
| 1071.4) | 2 |
Number of producers who adopted the usage of new technology for crop production |
| 1071.5) | 0 |
Number of producers who plan to use diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds |
| 1071.6) | 50 |
Number of producers who used diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds |
| 1071.7) | 70 |
Number of producers who plan to adopt one or more fertility management recommendations |
| 1071.8) | 0 |
Number of producers who adopted one or more fertility management recommendations |
| 1071.9) | 0 |
Number of producers who plan to implement on-farm trials |
| 1071.10) | 2 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials |
| 1071.11) | 50 |
Number of producers adopting grain crop production practices that improve environmental/water quality |
Author: Roger "Darrell" Simpson
Major Program: Grain Crops
The spring of 2017 appeared to be questionable at best for the winter wheat crop due to two major freeze events. Although there is only about 1200 acres of wheat in the county, producers utilize it for both grain and straw thus increasing the economic importance of the crop. This agent utilized his knowledge and information from Dr. Carrie Knott, University of Kentucky Grain Crops Specialist to assist producers in ascertaining whether or not the winter wheat crop should be destroyed or add
